So, like, 200 years ago some guy married the princess of Saxony-Hildburghausen in what is now Germany and there was a party, and they just kept having the party every year, and now Oktoberfest happens all over the world. Seattle is a fair distance from Saxony-Hildburghausen, and the way Oktoberfest is celebrated in the U.S. doesn’t line up precisely with the German Oktoberfest traditions (American Oktoberfest beer tends to be maltier and darker, for one thing), but it’s still a chance to celebrate German culture, beer, and the arrival of fall. Or one last excuse to drink outdoors when the weather is nice-ish.
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